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| Lanman:
Please note: Rambling at the begining, actual question at the end. ;D Well, after lurking here for some time I successfully managed to "Mame" a cabinet I picked up from a distributor ... new CP, repaired the monitor, all of the good stuff. Of course, no sooner was it done ... the first few games played ... that I was already salivating over my next "would-be" project. (Is it normal to become more obsessed with building/converting/maming cabinets than actually playing the games?) :D At any rate, I decided that I had to have a showcase cabinet. However, I want to "build" this one rather than just do a conversion. To that end, I scoured the internet looking for examples and/or plans. Unfortunately, there isn't much out there in the way of examples and even fewer sets of plans. In fact, the only set I found belonged to "Taz". I should have downloaded them immediately but, alas, I didn't. (Shame on me! :-[ ) Now it seems that his site is gone and his plans, which would have been a great starting place for my cabinet. Is there a chance anyone knows either 1) Where I can get the plans now or 2) How to get in touch with Taz? If you see this Taz ... great plans and nice cab. Hook a newish mame-junkie up! ;D Thank you! |
| NoOne=NBA=:
--- Quote from: Lanman on February 07, 2004, 05:35:20 pm ---Is it normal to become more obsessed with building/converting/maming cabinets than actually playing the games? --- End quote --- It is an obsession like any other. The thrill lies in knowing that you are "going to have such and such soon". Once you actually HAVE whatever it was you wanted originally, you suddenly develop this incessant need to have "insert next project here" as soon as possible. My swappable control panels work perfectly--but NOW I need to change them to a modular system. Once I get that, I think I'm going to need another cabinet (so I don't have to swap the modules as much), some really proprietary controllers (Major Havoc Spinner, notably), and on an on. It becomes such a part of you, that it is very hard to stop. I'm sure there are people out there for whom this isn't a lifestyle; but, in general, if you've got the desire/know-how/means to create an arcade cabinet in your house, you probably have an obsessive personality as well. Welcome to the club. Sorry I can't help you with the plans, but at least I can make you feel better about yourself. You aren't alone. |
| Lanman:
Thanks for the warm welcome! I even attended my first "auction" today to see what kind of prices/machines you see there. I had to keep from bidding on a couple of items knowing that I was going to "build" my next cabinet. ;D Can't wait to get going on the showcase cabinet! |
| NoOne=NBA=:
You might try pmailley@comcast.net His webpage is a comcast one, and that is probably his username there. |
| TheTick:
Was it called Thorncab or something? The main pics are still on this site... looks like I still have a local copy of his JPG plans in my old archive directory. Assuming this is the one you're referring too. I don't like the shape of it myself, but to each their own. |
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